An Interview With Jo Gibb

In a recent interview, Jo Gibb took some time out of her busy schedule to answer some FAQ's of CATS fans. Here are her responses.

1. Do you believe Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer are brother and sister or mates? This is purely your opinion. It varies from fan to fan. I know some people would like to know what you think.
I definitely think they are brother and sister because there is (I am sorry to say) no sexual induendo between them like there is between Plato and Victoria.

2. On "The Pekes and the Pollicles", there are a few points where it looks like Victoria is played by Jo Bingham instead of Phyllida. What's the deal there?
She is played by Jo Bingham because we were rushing on that scene and we did it last and we couldn't wait till Victoria got better for the retakes.

3. Why does Femi Taylor's costume change several times during the show?
Femi is a swing. If you look many of the other swings have changed. I really have no idea why though.

4. Who on the cover of the video actually is in the video? They don't look the same.
Only one is from the video and that is Jemima (Veerle Casteleyn). It is or was a recent cast picture of the west end.

5. What was it like working with Andrew Lloyd Webber? Like, what was he like? Was he strict or mean or really nice or what?
Andrew is a brilliant person to work with. He is scrict because he likes perfection but also he is a great laugh.

6. What was your daily schedule like each day?
Get up at 6:00 eat breakfast. Travel to Adelphi Theatre, got there by 7:30. Straight into make-up and costume, that finished about 8:45 then start rehearsals until 6:00.

7. What was the overall best part about working with all the other cast members? And who was your favorite person to work with?
It was just great all the time they were such a laugh. Drew Varley was the best to work with because we have a social life together.

**Just a note**: Please do not e-mail me in order to contact Jo Gibb, because I will not do it. Regardless of if I can contact her or not, she is entitled to her privacy and does not need hundreds of obsessed fans sending her messages. So please do not contact me to send her messages. Thank you. It's much appreciated.